Davenport-divan.



R. R. MILLER. DAVENPORT DIYAN. APPLICATION men FEB. 1. I9I3.

Patented Dec. 18, 1917.

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Patented Dec. 18,1917

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3- R. R. MILLER.

DAVENPORT DIVAN.

APPLICATION FILED .rza. 1.1913.

1,250,614. Patentd Dec. 18,1917,

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ROYAL Blimglnimm, OF CHICAGO, ILtmoIs, ASSIGNOR T ADOLPH- mrmri oronresao,

L it ILLINOIS.

mvmrp p m Ta a; Mam it t nde eit iieri of the United States, and aresident ofthe "c'ity offihieago, in the "county of Cook and StateoffIllinois, have invented certain new and .useifiil Improvements inDavenport-Divans and I do hrebydeelare that the followin%lisa full,clear, and exact de-. scripti'on of t e same; reference being had to the"aceompanyin'g drawings, and to the numbers of reference marked thereon,which,

' sitelj upon, and "were" secured; wholly to,

L to afford an exceedingly strong, simple fand durable device of theclass desorihed; e y" oi' i fir fii M 't so"for heh'ed',

bbdY R and secured upon a the seat, 1 and in whieh improved means forsupporting'and rotating the seatwith its lead was providedi v 'Iheobjetit' of this invent on is'to improve the meahs forrotatablysupportin'g' the seat,

andiorreIeaS'abIy engaging the tolgled mattress framein foldedpesitlon,p v

I is lso 18 'dbi cbj h invention to afford a construction wherebythemattress frame, when eiite'nded; is supported at a;

higher elevation than possible in the said PI'IQI construction;

to I operate, and; affording 1 nd 9911 9 agi h en 1 h evisii j eldga tiee 31 offlooi rse", an obj ea 0f the "invention Fig. 5 is a similar view,mattress frame fully extended."

Fig; 6 is an enlarged elevatiom-illustrating the relative engag'ementand position of the cam plate and pivot plate when the seat is atnormaland. with the seat broken away.

Figs. 7; 8; and 9 are'simiilar views, illustrating the relativemovements ofthe cam and pivoted'pl'ates in turning the seat to its fullinverted position.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary section illustrat- 6b ing the locking means forthe folded mattress frame.

Fi 11, is a fragmentary top lan view also illustrating the means 'forlooking 1 the mattress 'fra'me inclbsed or folded position.

Fig-[12 is a fragmentary setion takeii on,

. line 12 112 ff g Fig. 13 is an enlargediragmentary Fig. 15 is aframentarydetail section on liners-'15 er Fig.9.-

v l Fig. 16 is a fragmentary detail or one of" the legs and illustratesthe catch for engagmg the same to the mattress frame when in foldedpositi'on.

As shown in the drawings: The davenport comprises the end" members '1,and back 2, affording-the dav'enpoi t frame, I Rigtidly seeliredcentrally on (each end; of amma members i333;- cam plate 3, comprising a'plate east or stampedto afford near its lower ed ea substantially honizrrml slot A; e'xteng p g pwardly and forwardly 'rom -os s nat te;otliqigew therfram is a1 s at" 13;, one (Wall othei wiili by rduh'dedpr'ojctih 6; both i egr ith the cam plate, said rib being loo cohnetedwith sisa tamplate by as arched weh 5', as shown 'smoraipg etween-memesshowing the '5 5 7 ing' to near endof the plate and the low'er sicle oredge 'ofi whi'eh inclines from its hi hest ,'poiht somewhattlownwardlytothe en s, as shown I inFigsQ. 6th 9 jhelu'sive; i T

1egs"3'1',' and; ashes projected outwardly therefrom iif the positionindicated in l'd byineans "of p1n's33, which are secured to,each latchand bear against the leg. The

c'ally enga efithepin 35, on the respective links when I the 'mattressframe is rolled inwardly-'aii d'the legs folded in closed relation?Means are rovided for positively locking the'mattress'f rame ijn foldedrelation on the seat. For this purpose,spring arms or plates 36,.eachprovided with an inwardly directed"ho"ok 87,"nea'r its extremity,and an extension 38, for manualengagement beyond the hookis'providedonthes'eat frame, and, when the seat is inverted, extends up wardlynponeachside the mattress frame as the "same is folded inwardly:

Engaged by metallic straps 39, on the under side of the intermediatelong frame sections near the middle thereof, are lateral projections4-0, shown as a rod of metal bent to afford a loop projecting beyondsaid frame members. Said members are pivotally supported in place sothat when the bed is extended, as shown in Fig. 5, the same swingdownwardly and cannot injure the person. When the bed frame is rolled upor closed upon the seat as shown in Fig. 3, however,'the operatorengages each of said members or projections and swings the sameoutwardly, as shown, into engagement with the hook 37, as shown in Figs.3, l0 and 11.

The operation is as follows:

When the seat is in normal position, as shown in Fig. 2, the foldedmattress frame and the bedding are supported wholly upon the seat andbeneath the same, and a fall or front board 41, secured at the front ofthe seat, as shown in Fig. 2, serves to entirely conceal the mechanismsupported behind the same. When it is desired to open the bed, theoperator engages the front of the seat frame, and pulling the sameslightly forward, lifts the seat with the construction supportedthereon, which being approximately balanced upon the pivot pin androller, maybe readily inverted, and as the seat is turned over, thelocking pin and roller move upwardly in the groove B, in the cam plate,the projection 6, being rounded to prevent the locking roller catchingthereon at the beginning of the upward movement.

The pressure applied in inverting the seat, causes the pivot pin androller to move outwardly to near the forward end of the slot A, andhaving passed the highest point therein (at which time the lockingroller passes over the upper end of the rib 4E, and engages on theopposite side thereof in the groove C), the movement is continued untilthe locking roller reaches the lower end of the rib 4:, 'ermitti'ngthepivot roller' tdm'ove downwardly to the 3 forward extremity of the slotA, and the pivot roller tgrengage beneaththe end of the rib The seatdsnow, locked in inverted"fosition'and cafinot beimovd except reverse andby first push ingthe seat slightly inwardto clear the locking roller"from the lower end of the" rib'4', The. latches or projections 40, arenow released by pressing on the extended end 88, of the spring hooks andthe outersectionsof the bed 'rame arelswung outwardly and downwardly,as'illustrated in Fi's. l and 5, thus projecting the legs 29 an "31,into suppor'ting'position, as shown in Fig.

5, and acting conjointly as alever to swing the short sections 17,upwardly, thereby elev ting. a d P .hing.the long e io 1.

inwardly,mov1ng the guide rollers upwardly in the inclined groove in theguide plate to the top thereof and into supporting position. In thisposition the bed is fully extended for use. The fall or front board 38,and the upholstering of the back of the davenport serves as a head-boardfor the bed to assist in holding the bedding in place.

The closing of the bed is effected in the same manner, the sectionsfolding or rolling inwardly, and, as the same swing past the positionshown in Fig. 4, the hook 34: on the latches 32, engage the pins 35, andthe short section 17, swings to substantially the position shown in Fig.3, thus drawing the long section 16, outwardly and downwardly to aposition close against the seat frame. The projections 40 are againengaged upon the spring hooks, and the seat may be returned to normal.During the return to normal, the edge of the pivot plate engaging in thehooked detent afforded on the front end of the cam plate, is guidedthereby, and substantially locked from any movement away from said camplate.

Of course, I appreciate that numerous details of the construction may bevaried. I have illustrated and described but a preferred construction,and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted on thisapplication otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim- 1. A davenport comprising a revolving seat, a mattress framepivotally secured to the seat consisting of sections pivotallyconnected, links pivoted to some of said sections, legs pivotallyconnected to the links, pins secured to some of said links, latchessecured to some of said legs projecting outwardly to engage said pins tohold the outer frame sections rigidly together and pins secured to saidlatches for holding the same in their projected position.

2. In a device of the class described a rotatable seat frame, a mattressframe thereon compris in inner, intermediate and outer rt ulate fi ionsdapted be folded or rolled. upwardly and inwardly from the outer endtogether with its mattress legs pjvqtallympunted onsaid intermediate andouter sections, links connecting" said legs With said intermediate, andOuter sections, hook latches pivotally m ounted on said outer legs tointerlock With said intermediate ectione t he ithe matt s frameiQlde api v seem on; 9, 1n pi r ch of mi etcb s acl pte to v,ex2 e z' t. th reec outer legs tohold latches in a projected no' en tQ pe zmit. engag mentwith said intermediate sections, brackets rigidly secured on the seatframe ith which the intermediate sections of the mattress frame are c onected, and means eleyatlng the mat- Qqiies of this jpat e nt ingy beobtained rorihve cents each; by addressing. the Commissioner of Iatents,

i i Washington, 13.0.

